About

DICK & WENDY KADEL

In August, 2010—two years after meeting—Wendy and Dick stood on a grassy knoll beneath the pine trees in Lake Oswego, Oregon, before a small gathering of friends and family while Dick’s oldest friend read their vows aloud.

Their goals were simple: work together, be in the sun, and become part of a community. So, when A Touch of Class Car Wash went up for sale in Bradenton, Florida, they knew it had to be theirs and they made an offer. The offer was accepted.Wendy and Dick strive to create an atmosphere that their employees can be proud of, a home. “Typically, car washes are dim and grungy, circa 1960’s. We want that to change. We want it to be very comfortable and friendly for everyone. We want you to come in, grab a cup of coffee, share your stories, and off you go,” Wendy says. “How often do you really hear, ‘We appreciate your business’? Well, we really do.”

On top of that, they offer the highest quality services: the best products, a well-trained staff, and full-service options. Wendy continues, “The most important thing to Dick is that, if we've somehow missed dusting one spot on your dash—all we ask is that you come back and we will take care of it. That's our goal.”

People have been driving from 30 or 40 minutes away—all the way from Tampa—to come get their car washed and detailed at Breezy’s. Wendy says that Dick gets teary-eyed when he starts talking about how proud he is of their car wash. “I’m not exaggerating,” Wendy says, “People will get their car washed, pay, get into their car, stop the car, get out of the car, walk into the lobby to tell us that we have a new customer for life . . . you see, I’m going to cry! Dick is rubbing off on me. They tell us that the atmosphere is so upbeat and professional. We have a passionate crowd of people here.”

Wendy takes a moment to think about it, and then adds confidently: “That's pretty unusual for a car wash!”

WHO'S BREEZY?On our first day of business, a pale, tired, and uncared for flamingo came in for a wash and feather polish. We explained to him that our job here was to wash and polish cars NOT flamingos!

He introduced himself as BREEZY and he proceeded to explain to us that flamingos and cars were A LOT alike. Both need to be properly cleaned and cared for in order to bring out their vibrant and shiny colors. Breezy told us that if we could bring back his pink to its original lustre that he would stay with us forever.

Our professional crew washed, vacuumed, and polished Breezy. Lo and behold! A beautiful bright pink flamingo appeared! Breezy is now proud to be the official mascot of the car wash.